Five new European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency are now ready to “jump” into their first flight missions after completing basic training. On Monday, April 22, the European Space Agency (ESA) held a graduation ceremony for “Hoppers”, the nickname of the new astronauts selected in 2022. Sophie, who performed at… Read More »
An artist’s rendering of a Mars sample return mission. NASA is preparing to deliver its response to this challenging report released last September by the Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board, including implementing next steps for the program. On Monday, April 15, NASA shared his recommendations for a path forward for the agency’s costly Mars… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in the Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University. He is the author of the book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” CNN’s Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: Last Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to the disaster. The… Read More »
Editor’s Note: Douglas Brinkley Katherine Tsanoff Brown is Chair of the Humanities Department and Professor of History at Rice University. She is the author of the book “American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race.” CNN’s Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: Last Flight” reveals the events that ultimately led to the disaster. The… Read More »
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos each have big plans for the moon and beyond through their respective companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.NASA/JPL/USGS; Lisa O’Connor/Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images; Business Content Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and their space businesses are racing to the moon. Several agreements have set norms for space exploration among countries, but… Read More »
On April 8, 2024, a number of cities from Texas to Ohio to Maine will be in the direct path of experiencing a total solar eclipse. But instead of having just one day to revel in the historic moments as the skies darken, a festival in Central Texas will be spread over several days. What… Read More »
In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a non-binding set of principles for initiating responsible actions on the moon. The agreements were formulated in 2020 by NASA in coordination with the US State Department. Since then, there has been a steady stream of countries signing the Artemis Accords, a set… Read More »
The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory will never leave Earth, but the highly detailed, “big picture” view of the cosmos it will offer scientists could well usher in a new era in space exploration. The solar system is filled with billions of small rocky bodies and icy objects, most of which formed about 4.5 billion… Read More »